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Not because she was loud. Quite the opposite. Vansheen was a masterclass in controlled intensity. Her hair, a cascade of jet-black silk, was always pinned up in a severe, elegant twist, revealing the sharp, intelligent line of her jaw. She wore charcoal blazers over whisper-thin turtlenecks, and her only jewelry was a pair of small, diamond studs that caught the light like distant, cold stars. Her lips were perpetually set in a line of thoughtful critique, a faint, knowing curve that suggested she knew the ending of your story before you’d even begun to tell it.
She didn't reply. She didn't delete it. She simply slipped her phone into her blazer pocket, hailed a cab, and gave the driver an address in the old part of the city, where the lights were dim and the real stories bled.
When the show ended, the producer exhaled a breath he’d been holding for thirty minutes. The newsroom erupted in a low, awed whistle. Vansheen removed her earpiece, the faintest blush of satisfaction coloring her cheeks. She stood up, smoothed her skirt, and walked off the set, leaving the ghost of her perfume—something woody and expensive, like sandalwood and secrets—lingering in the air.
Vansheen Verma wasn't just a hot topic. She was the fire itself. And she was just getting warmed up.
"Three, two..."